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Conslani: invariable ; also neTer failing, or 

 wanting-. 



Contiguous: so near as to seem to touch. 

 Continuous: without interruption, or aillc- 

 ulation. 



Contorted: twisted; or ohliquelv overlap- 

 pinsr. 



Contracted: narrowed, or reduced into a 



smaller compass. 

 Contrary dissepiment. Xot parallel, but 



at right angles, or nearly so, with the 



Talves of the pericarp. 

 Convex; presenting an elevated rounded 



sorface. 



Con volute: rolled into a cylindrical form. 

 Cordate; heart-shaped, Aviih the sinus or 



notch at the base. 

 Cordate-oblong; oblong, with a cordate 



base. 



Coriaceous: tough and leather like. 



Corm, or Conyrii-s. A fleshy subterraneous 

 stem, of a round or oval figure, and an 

 uniform compact texture, as in Ar um, or 

 Indian Turnip. 



Corneous: having the consistence or appear- 

 ance of horn. 



Corn'iculate: having little horns or spurs. 



Corniite; having appendages like horns. 



CorbUa. The delicate inner covering of 

 the flower, between the calyx and sta- 

 mens, mostly colored. 



Coroniform: in the shape of a crown. 



Corrugated: contracted into wrinkles. 



Cortical: belonging to the bark. 



Corticate ; clothed with bark. 



Corymb. A mode of flowedng : a kind of 

 raceme, with the lower peduncles elongat- 

 ed so as to form a level top. 



Corymhose: in the manner of the Corj-mb. 



Corymhulose; having the flowers in little 

 corymbs. 



Costate; ribbed. 



Cotyledons. The seed-lobes, or first crude 

 leaves of a plant, — formed in the seed : 

 and «)metimes becoming green leaves in 

 vegetation. 



Craterijorm: in the form of a cup or bowl, 

 or hemispherical cup. 



Creeping; running along the ground, and 

 putting forth sniall roots. 



0"6/ia?€;'notched on the edge, with the seg- 

 ments rounded, and not inclining towards 

 either extremity. 



Crenulat^; very fine'y crenate. 



Cre-sted; having an appendage resembling 

 a cock's comb. 



Crisp; curled, or wavy at the edges. 



Criitate; crested : having a crest. 



Cross; oi ei^oss-bmd. A hybrid or mule, 

 — ^produced by the- mixing of two nearly 

 allied species. 



Crotcded; thickly set; standing in close 

 order. 



Crotch. A circular series of petaloid ap 

 pendages at the throat of a corolla: also 

 of chafFy scales at the summit of ao 

 akene. 



Croicned; having appendages resembling u 

 crown. 



Cr iuiat^. or cruciform; having 4 petals ar- 

 ranged in form of a cross. 



Crustaceou^i: having a dry brittle snell. 



Cryptogamous plants. Plants which are 

 destitute of visible genuine flowers. 



Cucidlate; in the form of a cowl ; the 

 edges rolled in so as to meet at base, and 

 spreading above,— like a hood thrown 

 back. 



Culm. The stem of the Grasses, and Cy- 



peraceous plants. 

 Cuneate, or cuneiform; wedge-shaped; 



tapering with straight edges to the base 

 Cupule. The cup-like involucre of the 



acorn, &c, 

 Ciisp. A stiffish tapering sharp point, 

 Ciisjiidate; tapering to "a straight stiffisb 



sharp point. 

 Cuticle. The outer skin, — ^usually thin and 



membranaceous. 

 Cydthifann: top shaped and hollowed at the 



summit like a cup. 

 Cylindric; long, round and of uniform 



diameter. 



Cyme. A kind of panicle, depressed near- 

 ly to the form of an umbel. — with the 

 principal peduncles rising from the samo 

 centre, but the subdivisions irregular. 



Cymose; with the flowers in cymes, or ap- 

 proaciiing that form, 



Cym ules. " The reduced cymes, or cy- 

 mose clusters, of the Lauiat^; some- 

 times called VerticiUasters. 



Decandrous; having ten distinct stamens. 



Dec iduous; falling off at the usual time, oi 

 at the end of the season ; more darabk 

 than Caducous, — which see. 



Declinate, or declined; bent off horizontal- 

 ly ; or curved downwards. 



Decompound; several times compound. 



Decmnbent; leaning upon the ground, 

 with the base only erect. 



Decurrence. A running or extending 

 down, or backwards. 



Deeiirrent leaf. "When the two edges are 

 continued do^Ti the stem, like wings. 



Deciis-iCiU: growing in opposite pairs and 

 alternately crossing each other. 



Delinite; clearly defined, or limited: also 

 of a constant or determinate (and not 

 large) number. 



DffieLtid; bent off, or downwards. 



i>e/i?-^c^?if,- gaping or opening naturally by 

 seams, at maturity. 



Deltoid; triangular in the outline,— like the 

 Greek letter Delta. 



Demersed; growing or being under water. 



Dense; closely an-anged: compact. 



Dentate; toothed; edged with tooth-like 

 projections. 



Denticulate; having very small teeth. 



Depauperate; with a starved or stunt8<[ 

 inflorescence: few-flowered. 



Depressed; flatted vertically, or pressed 

 down at summit. 



